Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies introduces the reader to the legal concepts and experience of practicing immigration law. This book is designed for both law students and attorneys as it covers not only statutory provisions and key immigration law cases, it also provides an understanding to the many government agencies involved in the immigration process and how to navigate the wide variety of adjudications that are central to the U.S. immigration system.

Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies includes problems that ask the reader, from a variety of legal roles, to learn how to solve common immigration problems. By working through these problems the user will observe the immigration process from initial sponsorship to the United States, to seeking admission at the border, to finding and maintaining status and securing permanent resident status within the United States.

Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies moves through the complex issues of determining whether a person is inadmissible or barred from securing status or entering the United States. It explores the removal process and which categories of people and what type of behavior can subject a noncitizen to expulsion. It then continues with an examination of the forms of relief from removal and asylum and other humanitarian protections. The text closes with the ultimate goal of many immigrants -- naturalization. Other ways to acquire or derive U.S. citizenship are also explored.

REVIEW:Stephen J. Navarre, Principal of The Navarre Law Firm, LLC. said:“Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies has quickly become one of the primary training tools in our office. The explanations regarding the law are precise yet are free of unnecessary jargon that is often the bane of technical subjects. The Problems section alone is worth the price of the book. They provide real life scenarios that are incredibly useful for staff training and development. I highly recommend this resource for any immigration firm.”

Clayton E. Cartwright, Jr., Managing Member, The Cartwright Law Firm, LLC, and frequent speaker and author at AILA, IBA, and UIA conferences on the intersection of U.S. tax and immigration law, said this:

"Many textbooks breathe volumes on exceptions that practitioners rarely will encounter during the course of their long workdays, and treat 'policy' and 'practice' as two wholly distinct concepts that never shall cross. This excellent textbook avoids these errors. It infuses its readers with the concepts of the 'how' and demonstrates, with great acuity, the interplay of the 'why' with the 'how'. In this way, practitioners are able to effectively use this textbook to reinforce fundamental principles and apply policy, in a practical and prudent way, in areas of gray that constantly are recurring in the ever-evolving area of U.S. immigration law."

"The authors scientifically explore both the problems and remedial strategies that represent the 'world of the causes' that underlie the 'world of effects' in U.S. immigration and nationality law. Moreover, they do so with an extraordinary degree of sophistication and reflexivity. The book is therefore quite a revealing work of intellectual chronicling, and a new yen in philosophy from these legal alchemists."

Melynda H. Barnhart, Associate Professor, New York Law School, said this:

"I have been using Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies for three years now in my classes. This is an excellent text for teaching immigration law through real-life examples. The text follows simulated clients from entry to removal or citizenship, and thus students learn immigration law from the perspective of students and clients. Great coverage of immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories. I cannot imagine a better text for teaching immigration law from a practical perspective. I even learned a lot by teaching from it!"

Stephen J. Navarre, Principal of The Navarre Law Firm, LLC. said this:

"Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies has quickly become one of the primary training tools in our office. The explanations regarding the law are precise yet are free of unnecessary jargon that is often the bane of technical subjects. The Problems section alone is worth the price of the book. They provide real life scenarios that are incredibly useful for staff training and development. I highly recommend this resource for any immigration firm."

Dale M. Schwartz, Past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Adjunct Professor of Law, Emory University Law School, said this:

“I have taught immigration law for over 25 years. I have always wanted to use a casebook that combines the law with practice. Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies is the ticket. The book’s problem-based approach is ideal for teaching immigration law. I highly recommend it.”

Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, Past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Managing Partner of the Wolfsdorf Immigration law firm, said this:

“I reviewed Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies and I was extremely impressed by its thorough content and well-structured methodology. It is brilliant and just what is needed to teach immigration law today.”

Margaret D. Stock, Attorney, Cascadia Cross Border Law Group LLC and former Associate Professor, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, said this:

“The problem solving approach of this unique immigration textbook is practical, effective, and much more meaningful to most students than other teaching methods.”

Anna R. Welch, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law, said this:

"I plan to use this new text, Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies, in my survey immigration course this year. It’s wonderful to now have an immigration text that combines theory and practice."

“I am not an immigration lawyer, but I found Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies to be interesting, informative and entertaining. I’m confident that the text will be invaluable to the Immigration Bar; however, the title could also have been What the General Practitioner Needs to Know about Immigration and Nationality Law.”

“This book provides and historical, statutory, and constitutional analysis of our immigration laws; however it is unique as it provides a practical approach to the actual practice. The authors with over 100 years of experience are preeminent in the field. Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies is a must for law students, future, and seasoned immigration lawyers.”

John B. Klow, is a frequent speaker at FBA/ILS and AILA national, regional, and local conferences and guest lecturer at the University of Minnesota Law School and William Mitchell College of Law. Since retiring from Government Service, Mr. Klow has been working exclusively with the private bar, helping with complex immigration cases.

Mr. Klow said this:

“How many times have you heard a question asked about an immigration issue, and realized that the apparently simple response would really require a book to answer? Four attorneys have written such a book.

“Lenni B. Benson (professor at New York Law School), Lindsay A. Curcio (adjunct professor at New York Law School), Veronica M. Jeffers (member of the adjunct faculty at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles), and Stephen Yale-Loehr (adjunct professor at Cornell Law School) have written Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies that, although clearly meant to be used as a teaching textbook, is a page turner.

“I have set aside my readings of the Manchester/Reid third volume of the Winston Churchill trilogy, and Grant’s Personal Memoirs, to concentrate on this book. It uses the format of presenting people in different settings; the reader is tasked with conducting research to explore possibilities for immigration benefits. Is the student, employee, friend, fiancé, or business associate eligible for anything?, or for several options? What about that person’s potential liabilities for removal, or for relief from removal? What about an employer’s civil and/or criminal liability for violating immigration responsibilities? What about attorney representation issues?

“The authors have included controlling adjudicative interpretations to help explain the complexities involved, ranging from Supreme, Circuit, and District Court decisions to Precedent Decisions published by the Board of Immigration Appeals, Administrative Appeals Office, and Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals. Law, regulation, and the State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual are referenced, as are Department of Homeland Security Field Manuals when available. The Federal Court cases, and BIA, AAO, and BALCA precedents are quoted (sometimes in abridged form), while the reader is left to the Internet to find and read the other materials.

“The early Supreme Court cases give decades old background and foundation; subsequent court cases show development of Congressional plenary power and the tension between state and federal regulation of immigration issues. Recent citations provide a refresher of legal issues as current practitioners have lived through those issues.
Coverage begins with immigration law and the U.S. Constitution, progressing through border issues, nonimmigrant and immigrant opportunities, removal due to inadmissibility or deportability, asylum, and U.S. citizenship and naturalization. It’s not so much the fictional scenarios and characters that are fascinating, but the published decisions that make such good reading and this book so informative.”

Jessica Flores, a student , said:

"I found the immigration casebook very informative because it explained complicated immigration legal concepts in a simple manner, which made the issues easier to comprehend. I enjoyed reading the case notes because they helped me review the important ideas of the various cases. I greatly appreciated the problem sets throughout the casebook. The problems allowed me to practice applying immigration law to specific examples, which helped me understand what it would be like to practice as an immigration lawyer."

Johanna Bachmair, a student, said:

"This is the only textbook that I kept this year! It covered a breadth of areas and provided in-depth yet accessible discussions of specific topics. I especially liked the hypotheticals because the context that they provided for the case law and regulations helped me understand their real-life impact."

Melissa Vasquez, Associate Attorney, said this:

"Thank you to the authors of Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies. This text was wonderful when I was in law school and a tool I continue to utilize in everyday practice."